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  • Drug-delivering nanoparticles seek and destroy elusive cancer stem cells

    Nov 27, 2017 10:45 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch
    Illinois researchers developed nanoparticles that can target cancer stem cells (yellow), the rare cells within a tumor (blue) that can cause cancer to recur or spread.

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    • Illinois researchers developed nanoparticles that can target cancer stem cells (yellow), the rare cells within a tumor (blue) that can cause cancer to recur or spread.

    Illinois researchers are sending tiny drug-laden nanoparticles on a mission to seek and destroy cancer stem cells